Government and Contractor Whistleblowers | Department of Energy American Reinvestment and Recovery Act § 1553: Protecting State and Local Government and Contractor Whistleblowers American Reinvestment and Recovery Act § 1553: Protecting State and Local Government and Contractor Whistleblowers Stakeholders: Employee(s) of non-Federal employer's receiving covered funds Scope: Section 1553 of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act outlines the procedures and guidelines for protecting

To help the nation weather the ongoing economic downturn and meet key energy goals, the State Energy Program (SEP) will invest $3.1 billion from the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (Recovery Act) for additional grants. These grants do not require matching state funds.

American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct LANL was able to accelerate demolition and cleanup thanks to a $212 million award from the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct. August 1, 2013 Excavation trench and enclosure at TA-21. To protect air quality, MDA B is excavated under a dome. By September 2011, all projects were complete. In 2010 and 2011, LANL received $212 million in funding from the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct to complete three

American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct - California State Energy Program OAS-RA-11-10 July 2011 Department of Energy Washington, DC 20585 July 28, 2011 MEMORANDUM FOR THE ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM: George W. Collard Assistant Inspector General for Audits Office of Inspector General SUBJECT: INFORMATION: Audit Report on "The Department of Energy's American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct - California State Energy Program" BACKGROUND The

U.S. Department of Energy Office of Inspector General Office of Audits and Inspections Audit Report The Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program Funded under the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct in the State of Indiana OAS-RA-11-13 August 2011 Department of Energy Washington, DC 20585 August 23, 2011 MEMORANDUM FOR THE ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM: Gregory H. Friedman Inspector General SUBJECT: INFORMATION: Audit Report

American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct The Geothermal Technologies Office received $368.2 million through the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct (ARRA) of 2009. We awarded funding for projects based on their potential to advance geothermal technology, to lower costs and barriers to market entry, and to foster economic growth by creating jobs. The 148 awards spanned 38 states and the District of Columbia. The advancements made by these projects will

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) provides grants to states, territories, and the District of Columbia to support their energy priorities through the State Energy Program (SEP). The SEP provides Federal financial assistance to carry out energy efficiency and renewable energy projects that meet each state's unique energy needs while also addressing national goals such as energy security. Federal funding is based on a grant formula that takes into account population and energy consumption. The SEP emphasizes the state's role as the decision maker and administrator for the program. The American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (Recovery Act) expanded the SEP, authorizing $3.1 billion in grants. Based on existing grant formulas and after reviewing state-level plans, EERE made awards to states. The State of Florida's Energy Office (Florida) was allocated $126 million - a 90-fold increase over Florida's average annual SEP grant of $1.4 million. Per the Recovery Act, this funding must be obligated by September 30, 2010, and spent by April 30, 2012. As of March 10, 2010, Florida had expended $13.2 million of the SEP Recovery Act funds. Florida planned to use its grant funds to undertake activities that would preserve and create jobs; save energy; increase renewable energy sources; and, reduce greenhouse gas emissions. To accomplish Recovery Act objectives, states could either fund new or expand existing projects. As a condition of the awards, EERE required states to develop and implement sound internal controls over the use of Recovery Act funds. Based on the significant increase in funding from the Recovery Act, we initiated this review to determine whether Florida had internal controls in place to provide assurance that the goals of the SEP and Recovery Act will be met and accomplished efficiently and effectively. We identified weaknesses in the implementation of SEP Recovery Act projects that have adversely impacted

Energy American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 CSP Awards In 2009, DOE announced six concentrating solar power (CSP) projects funded under the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct (ARRA) of 2009. The following projects were selected under this competitive solicitation: Argonne National Laboratory: Dual-Purpose Heat Transfer Fluids for CSP Los Alamos National Laboratory: Hybrid Organic Silicone HTF Utilizing Endothermic Chemical Reactions for Latent Heat Storage National Renewable

The Department of Energy's (Department) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) provides grants to states, territories and the District of Columbia (states) to support their energy priorities through the State Energy Program (SEP). Federal funding is based on a grant formula that considers the population and energy consumption in each state, and amounted to $25 million for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009. The American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (Recovery Act) expanded the SEP by authorizing an additional $3.1 billion to states using the existing grant formula. EERE made grant awards to states after reviewing plans that summarize the activities states will undertake to achieve SEP Recovery Act objectives, including preserving and creating jobs; saving energy; increasing renewable energy sources; and, reducing greenhouse gas emissions. EERE program guidance emphasizes that states are responsible for administering SEP within each state, and requires each state to implement internal controls over the use of Recovery Act funds. The State of Louisiana received $71.6 million in SEP Recovery Act funds; a 164-fold increase over its FY 2009 SEP grant of $437,000. As part of the Office of Inspector General's strategy for reviewing the Department's implementation of the Recovery Act, we initiated this review to determine whether the Louisiana State Energy Office had internal controls in place to efficiently and effectively administer Recovery Act funds provided for its SEP program. Louisiana developed a strategy for SEP Recovery Act funding that focused on improving energy efficiency in state buildings, housing and small businesses; increasing Energy Star appliance rebates; and, expanding the use of alternative fuels and renewable energy. Due to a statewide hiring freeze, Louisiana outsourced management of the majority of its projects ($63.3 million) to one general contractor. Louisiana plans to internally manage one project, Education and Outreach ($2

American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct Here is one compliance agreement for EM's American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct Program on accelerated milestones for the Recovery Act program. American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct Accelerated Milestones (37.3 KB) More Documents & Publications Updated Appendices to the Status of Environmental Management Initiatives to Accelerate the Reduction of Environmental Risks and Challenges Posed by the Legacy of the Cold

Missouri OAS-RA-11-12 August 2011 Department of Energy Washington, DC 20585 August 22, 2011 MEMORANDUM FOR THE ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM: George W. Collard Assistant Inspector General for Audits Office of Inspector General SUBJECT: INFORMATION: Audit Report on "The Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program under the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct in the State of Missouri" BACKGROUND The Department of Energy's

Weatherization Assistance Program under the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct in the State of Ohio OAS-RA-12-13 June 2012 Department of Energy Washington, DC 20585 June 25, 2012 MEMORANDUM FOR THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM: Rickey R. Hass Deputy Inspector General for Audit Services Office of Inspector General SUBJECT: INFORMATION: Audit Report on "The Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program under the American Recovery and

American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct President Obama signed the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (Recovery Act) into law on February 17, 2009. The Recovery Act provided DOE several billion dollars in funds to accelerate research, development, demonstration, and deployment activities that support jumpstarting our economy, promoting green jobs, and focusing on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the twenty-first

Office Investments | Department of Energy Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009: Bioenergy Technologies Office Investments American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009: Bioenergy Technologies Office Investments The Bioenergy Technologies Office rewarded about $178 million in American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 funds; the projects accelerate advanced biofuels RD&D, speed the deployment of commercialization of biofuels, and further the U.S. bioindustry through market

This report summarizes a study and corresponding model development conducted in support of the United States Pacific Command (USPACOM) as part of the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA). This research was aimed at developing a mathematical programming framework and accompanying optimization methodology in order to simultaneously evaluate energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy (RE) opportunities. Once developed, this research then demonstrated this methodology at a USPACOM installation - Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii. We believe this is the first time such an integrated, joint EE and RE optimization methodology has been constructed and demonstrated.

In 2009, DOE announced six concentrating solar power (CSP) projects funded under the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct (ARRA) of 2009. The following projects were selected under this competitive solicitation, managed by the SunShot Initiative.

Moving 2.4 million tons of uranium mill tail- ings away from the Colorado River is only one of the activi- ties the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project accomplished with $108 million from the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct. The Moab Project has achieved numerous accomplishments in Recovery Act-funded efforts to help move the tailings safely and efficiently to a permanent disposal facility near Crescent Junction, 30 miles north of the Moab site. The Recovery Act funded the

WASHINGTON, D.C. - DOE Office of Environmental Manage- ment (EM) American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct Program Director Cynthia Anderson was quick to credit about 10,500 workers for making the EM Recovery Act Program a success. "The Recovery Act didn't work because of me," she said to a crowd of more than 150 EM Recovery Act team members. "It worked because of you: the contractors, the people in the field." However, nearly a year of Recovery Act work still remains, and

Certainty of Safety: Unexpected Discovery Slows Excavation LOS ALAMOS, N.M. - A major wildfire that closed the Los Alamos National Laboratory for more than a week and soil with higher than expected contamination levels slowed excavation efforts at the Lab's Material Disposal Area B (MDA-B) site at the eleventh-hour. The Lab received $212 million in American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct funding to decontaminate and demolish 24 Cold War buildings, install 16 groundwater monitoring wells and

Department of Energy U.S. Department of Energy - American Recovery & ReinvestmentAct U.S. Department of Energy - American Recovery & ReinvestmentAct Waivers Issued by DOE under the Buy American Provisions This list includes all waivers that have been issued for the Buy American Recovery Act provisions under projects funded by the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 and administered by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). All waivers are

2 2 2 M M M a a a y y y 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 ARRA Creating and Saving Jobs Throughout EM Hanford Hires First 400 Workers with Recovery Act Funds Four hundred employees have been hired at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Hanford Site using American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct (ARRA) funding. The workers are currently receiving training for their new jobs in environmental cleanup. They represent the first of many jobs that will be created at the Hanford Site in southeastern Washington. IN

Skilled Workers Affected by Recession Find New Start in Oak Ridge Recovery Act Work OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Efforts to clean up waste from the Manhattan Project and the Cold War are under way at the Y-12 National Security Complex. The seven projects there funded by $216 million from the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct are providing work for more than 1,500 Americans, many of whom had struggled in the recent re- cession. One way Y-12 met the projects' demands for skilled craft workers was

The full version of the law: "Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes."

As previously stated, the subject Guide is intended to be a "living document" that will be periodically updated, as necessary. This current update includes additional information on Section 15 12 reporting requirements, in particular the final report, and deobligations after the end of the period of performance. The Guide is now labeled as version 2.2. The Flash also provides a memorandum, M- 10- 14, from the Office of Management and Budget entitled "Updated Guidance on the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct.

Administered by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Notice | Department of Energy Projects Funded by the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 and Administered by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Notice Projects Funded by the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 and Administered by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Notice U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) honored the Cincinnati-based EM Consolidated Business Center (EMCBC) this month for work EMCBC completed under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.

Loan to Invest in Home Energy Upgrades | Department of Energy Solar and Energy Loan Fund Receives $300,000 Community ReinvestmentAct Loan to Invest in Home Energy Upgrades Solar and Energy Loan Fund Receives $300,000 Community ReinvestmentAct Loan to Invest in Home Energy Upgrades Photo of a group of people standing with a sign looking at the camera. Residential Network member and Better Buildings Neighborhood Program partner Solar and Energy Loan Fund (SELF) received its first Community

This flash forwards a memorandum issued by the Chief Financial Officer that provides FY 201 0 year-end legal, financial, and procurement guidance related to American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (Recovery Act) funding. The majority of Recovery Act funds must be obligated by September 30,2010. This guidance is being issued to ensure the Department responsibly obligates the Recovery Act funding, as well as provide guidance on the management of Recovery Act funds after FY 201 0.

President Barack Obama signed into law the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (P.L.111-5). The $787 billion economic recovery package represents the largest and most ambitious effort to stimulate the economy in United States history. The Department of Energy (DOE) will be responsible for implementing over $38 billion of the $787 billion package. Of the DOE total, $4.5 Billion is allotted to the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.

The purpose of this project was for Seeo to deliver the first ever large-scale or grid-scale prototype of a new class of advanced lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. The technology combines unprecedented energy density, lifetime, safety, and cost. The goal was to demonstrate Seeo’s entirely new class of lithium-based batteries based on Seeo’s proprietary nanostructured polymer electrolyte. This technology can enable the widespread deployment in Smart Grid applications and was demonstrated through the development and testing of a 10 kilowatt-hour (kWh) prototype battery system. This development effort, supported by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) enabled Seeo to pursue and validate the transformational performance advantages of its technology for use in grid-tied energy storage applications. The focus of this project and Seeo’s goal as demonstrated through the efforts made under this project is to address the utility market needs for energy storage systems applications, especially for residential and commercial customers tied to solar photovoltaic installations. In addition to grid energy storage opportunities Seeo’s technology has been tested with automotive drive cycles and is seen as equally applicable for battery packs for electric vehicles. The goals of the project were outlined and achieved through a series of specific tasks, which encompassed materials development, scaling up of cells, demonstrating the performance of the cells, designing, building and demonstrating a pack prototype, and providing an economic and environmental assessment. Nearly all of the tasks were achieved over the duration of the program, with only the full demonstration of the battery system and a complete economic and environmental analysis not able to be fully completed. A timeline over the duration of the program is shown in figure 1.

Bioenergy Technologies Office has awarded about $718 million in American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (Recovery Act) funds. 1 The projects the Office is supporting are intended to * Accelerate advanced biofuels research, development, and demonstration * Speed the deployment and commercialization of advanced biofuels and bioproducts * Further the U.S. bioindustry through market transformation and by creating or saving a range of jobs. $509 Million for Pilot- and Demonstration-Scale

a g e | 0 1 A Desk Guide to the Buy American Provisions of the Recovery Act- February 2011 2 A Desk Guide to the Buy American Provisions of the Recovery Act- February 2011 The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Buy American team has prepared this desk guide for Award Recipients of EERE Recovery Act Awards to assist them in applying the Buy American provisions 1 of the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (Recovery Act) to EERE awards

The American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (Recovery Act) was signed into law on February 17, 2009, as a way to jumpstart the U.S. economy, create or save millions of jobs, spur technological advances in science and health, and invest in the Nation's energy future. This national effort will require an unprecedented level of transparency and accountability to ensure that U.S. citizens know where their tax dollars are going and how they are being spent. As part of the Recovery Act, the Department of Energy will receive more than $38 billion to support a number of science, energy, and environmental initiatives. Additionally, the Department's authority to make or guarantee energy-related loans has increased to about $127 billion. The Department plans to disburse the vast majority of the funds it receives through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and other financial instruments. The supplemental funding provided to the Department of Energy under the Recovery Act dwarfs the Department's annual budget of about $27 billion. The infusion of these funds and the corresponding increase in effort required to ensure that they are properly controlled and disbursed in a timely manner will, without doubt, strain existing resources. It will also have an equally challenging impact on the inherent risks associated with operating the Department's sizable portfolio of missions and activities and, this is complicated by the fact that, in many respects, the Recovery Act requirements represent a fundamental transformation of the Department's mission. If these challenges are to be met successfully, all levels of the Department's structure and its many constituents, including the existing contractor community; the national laboratory system; state and local governments; community action groups and literally thousands of other contract, grant, loan and cooperative agreement recipients throughout the Nation will have to strengthen existing or design new controls to safeguard

The American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (ARRA), signed into law in mid-February 2009, provides significant new federal funding, loan guarantees, and tax credits to stimulate investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy. The provisions of ARRA were incorporated initially as part of a revision to the Annual Energy Outlook 2009 Reference case that was released in April 2009, and they also are included in Annual Energy Outlook 2010.

Act - California State Energy Program | Department of Energy The Department of Energy's American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct - California State Energy Program Audit Report: The Department of Energy's American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct - California State Energy Program The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) provides grants to states, territories and the District of Columbia (states) through the State Energy Program (SEP). Federal funding,

The objective of this project was to add generating capacity on an in-stream flow release at Tacoma Power's Cushman hydroelectric project, Cushman No. 2 Dam, FERC Project P-460. The flow that is being used to generate additional electricity was being discharged from a valve at the base of the dam without recovery of the energy. A second objective to the project was to incorporate upstream fish passage by use of a fish collection structure attached to the draft tubes of the hydroelectric units. This will enable reintroduction of native anadromous fish above the dams which have blocked fish passage since the late 1920's. The project was funded in part by the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct through the Department of Energy, Office of Energy, Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Wind and Water Power Program.

of a major national evaluation of the State Energy Program (SEP), under the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The National Evaluation of SEP during the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct (ARRA) provides insight into the unique program that was administered by DOE in the national effort to create jobs and promote economic recovery. The National Evaluation was a multiyear, peer-reviewed, statistically robust effort led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The purpose of the

California Recovery ActState Memo California Recovery ActState Memo California has substantial natural resources, including oil, gas, solar, wind, geothermal, and hydroelectric power. The American Recovery & ReinvestmentAct (ARRA) is making a meaningful down payment on the nation's energy and environmental future. The Recovery Act investments in California are supporting a broad range of clean energy projects, from energy efficiency and the smart grid to solar and wind, geothermal and

Signed by the President on February 17, 2009, the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (Recovery Act) seeks to strengthen the U.S. economy through the creation of new jobs, aiding State and local governments with budget shortfalls, and investing in the long-term health of the Nation's economic prosperity. Under the Recovery Act, the Department of Energy will receive approximately $40 billion for various energy, environmental, and science programs and initiatives. To have an immediate stimulative impact on the U.S. economy, the Department's stated goal is to ensure that these funds are spent as expeditiously as possible, without risking transparency and accountability. Given the Department's almost total reliance on the acquisition process (contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, etc.) to carry out its mission, enhanced focus on contract administration and, specifically, the work performed by Federal acquisition officials is of vital importance as the unprecedented flow of funds begins under the Recovery Act.

Audit Report Department of Energy's Interconnection Transmission Planning Program Funded through the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 OAS-RA-13-26 June 2013 Department of Energy Washington, DC 20585 June 19, 2013 MEMORANDUM FOR THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ELECTRICITY DELIVERY AND ENERGY RELIABILITY FROM: Rickey R. Hass Deputy Inspector General for Audit and Inspections Office of Inspector General SUBJECT: INFORMATION: Audit Report on "The Department of Energy's

Guidance on using appropriate prevailing wage rates for Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) covered weatherization work performed under the State Energy Program (SEP) using American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (ARRA) funds.

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Weatherization Assistance Program Notice 09-01B deals with guidance to program granteesstates and U.S. territoriesfor spending funding from the 2009 Recovery Act for weatherization.

Examination Report Action for a Better Community, Inc. - Weatherization Assistance Program Funds Provided by the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 OAS-RA-11-21 September 2011 Department of Energy Washington, DC 20585 September 30, 2011 MEMORANDUM FOR THE ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM: Rickey R. Hass Deputy Inspector General for Audits and Inspections Office of Inspector General SUBJECT: INFORMATION: Examination Report on "Action for

Utilizing funding provided by the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct (ARRA), the Liquid Waste Program at Savannah River site successfully executed forty-one design, procurement, construction, and operating activities in the period from September 2009 through December 2011. Project Management of the program included noteworthy practices involving safety, integrated project teams, communication, and cost, schedule and risk management. Significant upgrades to plant capacity, progress toward waste tank closure and procurement of needed infrastructure were accomplished. Over 1.5 million hours were worked without a single lost work day case. Lessons Learned were continually identified and applied to enhance the program. Investment of Recovery Act monies into the Liquid Waste Program has ensured continued success in the disposition of radioactive wastes and the closure of high level waste tanks at SRS. The funding of a portion of the Liquid Waste Program at SRS by ARRA was a major success. Significant upgrades to plant capacity, progress toward waste tank closure and procurement of needed infrastructure was accomplished. Integrated Project Teams ensured quality products and services were provided to the Operations customers. Over 1.5 million hours were worked without a single lost work day case. Lessons Learned were continually reviewed and reapplied to enhance the program. Investment of Recovery Act monies into the Liquid Waste Program has ensured continued success in the disposition of radioactive wastes and the closure of high level waste tanks at SRS. (authors)

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program Funded under the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct for the City of Philadelphia OAS-RA-12-09 April 2012 Department of Energy Washington, DC 20585 April 23, 2012 MEMORANDUM FOR THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM: George W. Collard Assistant Inspector General for Audits Office of Inspector General SUBJECT: INFORMATION: Audit Report on "The Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Conservation

The American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (Recovery Act) was enacted on February 17, 2009, to jumpstart the economy by creating or saving millions of jobs, spurring technological advances in health and science, and investing in the Nation's energy future. The Department of Energy received over $32.7 billion in Recovery Act funding for various science, energy, and environmental programs and initiatives. As of November 2009, the Department had obligated $18.3 billion of the Recovery Act funding, but only $1.4 billion had been spent. The Department's Offices of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Fossil Energy, Environmental Management, Science, and Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability received the majority of funding allocated to the Department, about $32.3 billion. Obligating these funds by the end of Fiscal Year 2010, as required by the Recovery Act, and overseeing their effective use in succeeding years, represents a massive workload increase for the Department's programs. The effort to date has strained existing resources. As has been widely acknowledged, any effort to disburse massive additional funding and to expeditiously initiate and complete projects increases the risk of fraud, waste and abuse. It is, therefore, important for the Department's program offices to assess and mitigate these risks to the maximum extent practicable. In this light, we initiated this review as an initial step in the Office of Inspector General's charge to determine whether the Department's major program offices had developed an effective approach for identifying and mitigating risks related to achieving the goals and objectives of the Recovery Act. The Department's program offices included in our review identified risks and planned mitigation strategies that, if successfully implemented and executed, should help achieve the goals and objectives of the Recovery Act. While each office identified risks unique to its respective areas of responsibility, there were a

The purpose of this flash is to issue Attachment 13 to the subject Guide titled, "Recovery Act Buy American Requirements for Information Needed from Financial Assistance Applicants/Recipients for Waiver Requests Based on Unreasonable Cost or Nonavailability." Also issued in this flash is an updated Errata Sheet (Appendix A to the subject Guide) that reflects the addition of the new attachment.

The purpose of this document is to report on the evaluation of geothermal resource potential on and around three different United States (U. S.) Air Force Bases (AFBs): Nellis AFB and Air Force Range (AFR) in the State of Nevada (see maps 1 and 5), Holloman AFB in the State of New Mexico (see map 2), and Mountain Home AFB in the State of Idaho (see map 3). All three sites are located in semi-arid parts of the western U. S. The U. S. Air Force, through its Air Combat Command (ACC) located at Langley AFB in the State of Virginia, asked the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) for technical assistance to conduct technical and feasibility evaluations for the potential to identify viable geothermal resources on or around three different AFBs. Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is supporting FEMP in providing technical assistance to a number of different Federal Agencies. For this report, the three different AFBs are considered one project because they all deal with potential geothermal resource evaluations. The three AFBs will be evaluated primarily for their opportunity to develop a geothermal resource of high enough quality grade (i.e., temperature, productivity, depth, etc.) to consider the possibility for generation of electricity through a power plant. Secondarily, if the resource for the three AFBs is found to be not sufficient enough for electricity generation, then they will be described in enough detail to allow the base energy managers to evaluate if the resource is suitable for direct heating or cooling. Site visits and meetings by INL personnel with the staff at each AFB were held in late FY-2009 and FY-2010. This report provides a technical evaluation of the opportunities and challenges for developing geothermal resources on and around the AFBs. An extensive amount of literature and geographic information was evaluated as a part of this assessment. Resource potential maps were developed for each of the AFBs.

Guidance on using appropriate prevailing wage rates for all Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) covered-work, including weatherization work, performed under the State Energy (SEP) Program using American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (ARRA) funds to ensure compliance with DBA requirements.

This document provides an overview of renewable resource potential at Fort Gordon, based primarily upon analysis of secondary data sources supplemented with limited on-site evaluations. This effort focuses on grid-connected generation of electricity from renewable energy sources and also on ground source heat pumps for heating and cooling buildings. The effort was funded by the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct (ARRA) as follow-on to the 2005 Department of Defense (DoD) Renewables Assessment. The site visit to Fort Gordon took place on March 9, 2010.

Section 1606 of the Recovery Act requires that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors on projects funded directly by or assisted in whole or in part by and through the Federal Government pursuant to the Recovery Act shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on projects of a character similar in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 3 1 of title 40, United States Code.

Pursuant to the Closeout of American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct Grants | Department of Energy Guidance for State Energy Program Recipients on Policy and Procedures Pursuant to the Closeout of American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct Grants Guidance for State Energy Program Recipients on Policy and Procedures Pursuant to the Closeout of American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct Grants This document provides guidance for State Energy Program Recipients on Policy and Procedures Pursuant to the

Policies | Department of Energy Act: State Assistance for Recovery Act Related Electricity Policies Recovery Act: State Assistance for Recovery Act Related Electricity Policies $44 Million for State Public Utility Commissions State public utility commissions (PUCs), which regulate and oversee electricity projects in their states, will be receiving more than $44.2 million in Recovery Act funding to hire new staff and retrain existing employees to ensure they have the capacity to quickly and

This report presents estimates of economic impacts associated with expenditures under the ARRA, also known as the Recovery Act, by the USDOE for the deployment of fuel cells in forklift and backup power applications.

American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct The Geothermal Technologies Office received $368.2 million through the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct (ARRA) of 2009. We awarded funding for projects based on their potential to advance geothermal technology, to lower costs and barriers to market entry, and to foster economic growth by creating jobs. The 148 awards spanned 38 states and the District of Columbia. The advancements made by these projects will

The mission of the U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office (NNSA/NSO) Environmental Restoration Program is to address the environmental impacts of weapons testing conducted on the Nevada National Security Site and the Nevada Test and Training Range. The large physical size of these sites, along with limits on funding and other resources available for remediation efforts, means that environmental restoration activities must be prioritized and accomplished incrementally over time. The remediation of a bomblet target area on the Tonopah Test Range (TTR), which is located within the Nevada Test and Training Range, was originally planned in 2007 but was not carried out until funding became available in the summer of 2009 through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. This activity was implemented in accordance with the Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order established between NNSA/NSO and the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection. This activity which was complete by the end of Fiscal Year 2010, involved the excavation of disposal pits suspected of containing submunitions and the surface clearance of submunitions on seven target areas amounting to approximately 6.7 square kilometers of land at the TTR. The TTR was used by Sandia National Laboratories from the late 1960s through the mid-1980s to conduct research into the deployment of submunitions. Although there were efforts to identify, collect, and dispose various amounts of unexploded ordnance on the TTR in the past, no comprehensive effort to remediate the entire flightline area for submunitions was undertaken before this project.

State public utility commissions (PUCs), which regulate and oversee electricity projects in their states, will be receiving more than $44.2 million in Recovery Act funding to hire new staff and retrain existing employees to ensure they have the capacity to quickly and effectively review proposed electricity projects. The funds will help the individual state PUCs accelerate reviews of the large number of electric utility requests that are expected under the Recovery Act.

The Eastern Interconnection States' Planning Council (EISPC) is an historic endeavor initially funded by an award from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to a provision of the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct (ARRA).

Guidance documents under the 2009 American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct for the U.S. Department of Energy and the State Energy Program and Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program for state, local governments, U.S. overseas territories, and Indian Tribal governments.

The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 requires installations (EISA) to install solar systems of sufficient capacity to provide 30% of service hot water in new construction and renovations where cost-effective. However, installations are struggling with how to implement solar hot water, and while several installations are installing solar hot water on a limited basis, paybacks remain long. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) was tasked to address this issue to help determine how best to implement solar hot water projects. This documents discusses the results of that project.

Concent Issued to Mirant Potomac River, LLC, Registration No. 70228 | Department of Energy Commonwealth of Virginia, State Air Pollution Control Board, Order by Concent Issued to Mirant Potomac River, LLC, Registration No. 70228 Commonwealth of Virginia, State Air Pollution Control Board, Order by Concent Issued to Mirant Potomac River, LLC, Registration No. 70228 Docket No. EO-05-01: This is a Consent Order issued under the authority of Va. Code § § 10.1-1307D and 10.1-1307.1, between the

FAQs Related to the Recovery Act FAQs Related to the Recovery Act The Office of the General Counsel operates an email hotline for legal questions related to the American Recovery & ReinvestmentAct (ARRA), including the State Energy Program (SEP), Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) and Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). State, county, municipal, and tribal government representatives are welcome to email their legal questions to GChotline@hq.doe.gov. Questions will be

Reindustrialization Reindustrialization As EM cleans ETTP, private companies are investing and developing the site. The goal is to transform the site into a privately-owned industrial park. As EM cleans ETTP, private companies are investing and developing the site. The goal is to transform the site into a privately-owned industrial park. Oak Ridge's EM and reindustrialization missions are closely connected. As cleanup advances, the Department of Energy is able to open more facilities and land

Every 100 days, the Department of Energy is held accountable for a progress report on the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct. Update at 200 days, hosted by Matt Rogers, Senior Advisor to Secretary Steven Chu for Recovery Act Implementation.

Training Centers | Department of Energy 9 Million in Recovery Act Awards for Weatherization Training Centers DOE Announces $29 Million in Recovery Act Awards for Weatherization Training Centers June 4, 2010 - 12:00am Addthis WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that 34 projects in 27 states have been selected to receive $29 million under the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct to develop and expand weatherization training centers across the country. These projects

Department of Energy Recovery Act Reporting Requirements for the State Energy Program DOE Recovery Act Reporting Requirements for the State Energy Program U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) State Energy Program (SEP) reporting requirements for states and U.S. territories receiving SEP grants under the 2009 Recovery Act. sep_arra_reporting_requirements.pdf (228.32 KB) More Documents & Publications EECBG Program Notice 10-07A WPN 10-13a:

States are using these funds to plan for energy supply disruption risks and vulnerabilities to lessen the devastating impact that such incidents can have on the economy and the health and safety of the public. Includes links to Energy Assurance Planning Bulletins (January 2010 - October 2012)

Enhancing State Energy Assurance Recovery Act: Enhancing State Energy Assurance States are using these funds to plan for energy supply disruption risks and vulnerabilities to lessen the devastating impact that such incidents can have on the economy and the health and safety of the public. Each state is required to track energy emergencies to assess the restoration and recovery times of any supply disruptions; to train appropriate personnel on energy infrastructure and supply systems; and conduct

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Weatherization Assistance Program Notice 10-05 deals with performance requirements for program granteesstates and U.S. territoriesto receive the remaining 50% of obligated funds under the 2009 American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.

Environmental Cleanup in Ohio | Department of Energy 38 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Environmental Cleanup in Ohio Energy Secretary Chu Announces $138 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Environmental Cleanup in Ohio March 31, 2009 - 12:00am Addthis WASHINGTON, DC -- Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced $6 billion in new funding under the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct to accelerate environmental cleanup work and create thousands of jobs across 12 states - including a

Environmental Cleanup in New York | Department of Energy 48 million in Recovery Act Funding for Environmental Cleanup in New York Energy Secretary Chu Announces $148 million in Recovery Act Funding for Environmental Cleanup in New York March 31, 2009 - 12:00am Addthis WASHINGTON, DC -- Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced $6 billion in new funding under the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct to accelerate environmental cleanup work and create thousands of jobs across 12 states -

As you're probably aware by now, every state and U.S. territory has been given funds from the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 to allow eligible consumers to receive rebates for the purchase of new energy-efficient appliances when they replace used appliances.

RECOVERY ACT BUY AMERICAN GUIDANCE ON IMPLEMENTING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT EFFECTIVE DATE: May 24, 2010 SUBJECT: IMPLICATIONS OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT FOR EERE RECOVERY ACT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS IMPLEMENTING THE BUY AMERICAN PROVISION PURPOSE: Section 1605 (the Buy American provision) of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) will

Requirements in the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 | Department of Energy 9: Guidance on Implementation of the Davis-Bacon Act Prevailing Wage Requirements in the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 WPN 09-9: Guidance on Implementation of the Davis-Bacon Act Prevailing Wage Requirements in the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 Archived 09/30/15, ARRA Completion To issue guidance to Weatherization Assistance Program participants, on implementing

This is the third chapter of The Hanford Story. This chapter is a tribute to the thousands of workers and representatives of regulatory agencies, neighboring states, Tribes, stakeholders, and surrounding communities who came together to put stimulus funding to work at Hanford. The video describes how the Department of Energy and its contractors turned a nearly $2 billion investment of American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct funding in 2009 into nearly $4 billion worth of environmental cleanup work over the past two years. At the same time, Hanford workers have reduced the cleanup footprint of the Hanford Site by more than half (586 square miles to 241 sq. mi. through August -- 59 percent).

U Plant for Demolition A Department of Energy Recovery Act Project The Department of Energy is using American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct funding to accelerate a first-of-a-kind demolition project at the Hanford Site in southeast Washington State. Workers are preparing to demolish U Plant, one of five large, chemical processing facilities at the government site that supported the production of plutonium during the Cold War, and the first facility of its type to be demolished in the DOE Nuclear

American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program Monitoring Plan for Weatherization Assistance Program State Energy Program Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants Revised: June 30, 2010 U.S. Department of Energy Office of Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program Monitoring Plan for Weatherization Assistance Program State Energy Program Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants Concurrences:

RICHLAND, Wash. – U.S. Department of Energy contractor CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company removed nearly half a million tons of contaminated soil over the last two years using American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct funding at the Hanford Site in southeast Washington State.

Document describes an onsite workshop and building retuning training conducted in Guam in August 2010. Document reports on issues identified during an audit of several buildings and recommendations to save energy throughout the site. During the workshop, it became apparent that as site personnel maintain the facilities at Guam, the following retuning efforts and strategies should be prioritized: (1) Controlling the mechanical systems operational hours and zone temperature set points appeared to present the best opportunities for savings; (2) Zone temperature set points in some buildings are excessively low, especially at night, when the zone temperatures are so cold that they approached the dewpoint; and (3) Manually-set outside air dampers are providing excessive outside air, especially for spaces that are unoccupied. Two of the larger schools, one on the Naval Base and one on Anderson AFB, are in need of a significant recommissioning effort. These facilities are relatively new, with direct digital controls (DDC) but are significantly out of balance. The pressure in one school is extremely negative, which is pulling humid air through the facility each time a door is opened. The draft can be felt several feet down the halls. The pressure in the other school is extremely positive relative to the outside, and you can stand 20-feet outside and still feel cool drafts of air exiting the building. It is recommended that humidity sensors be installed in all new projects and retrofitted into exist facilities. In this humid climate, control of humidity is very important. There are significant periods of time when the mechanical systems in many buildings can be unloaded and dehumidification is not required. The use of CO{sub 2} sensors should also be considered in representative areas. CO{sub 2} sensors determine whether spaces are occupied so that fresh air is only brought into the space when needed. By reducing the amount of outside air brought into the space, the humidity load is also substantially reduced. CO{sub 2} and humidity sensors, combined with outside air sensors, can be used to predict whether conditions are amenable to mold growth and to automatically adjust systems to help prevent mold without using extra energy. The goal of this training is to give the building operators the knowledge needed to make positive changes in the operation of building systems. As class participants apply this knowledge, building systems will run more efficiently, occupant comfort should improve, while saving energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Ball State University has completed its campus-wide ground-source geothermal system, the nation's largest geothermal heating and cooling system, DOE announced on March 20. DOE played a part in the project by providing a $5 million grant through the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct.

As part of its efforts to improve the nation’s energy security and electricity reliability, today Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced nearly $38 million in funding under the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct to improve state emergency preparedness plans and ensure quick recovery and restoration from any energy supply disruptions.

Program (SEEARP) Spurs Local Economy, Promotes State-Wide Partnership | Department of Energy Washington State Energy-Efficiency Appliance Rebate Program (SEEARP) Spurs Local Economy, Promotes State-Wide Partnership EERE Success Story-Washington State Energy-Efficiency Appliance Rebate Program (SEEARP) Spurs Local Economy, Promotes State-Wide Partnership April 18, 2013 - 12:00am Addthis As a result of funding provided from the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009, EERE was able to

Results | Department of Energy State Energy Program National Evaluation Results Energy Department Announces State Energy Program National Evaluation Results October 6, 2015 - 11:00am Addthis The Energy Department announced today the results of a major national evaluation during a typical year in the State Energy Program (SEP) operations, as well as during the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct (ARRA) period. The results reaffirm the Energy Department's long-standing commitment to drive

This fact sheets highlights U.S. Department of Energy fuel cell projects funded by the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (Recovery Act). More than 1,000 fuel cell systems have been deployed through Recovery Act funding.

The purpose of this document is to evaluate the opportunity for Letterkenny Army Depot (LEAD or the Depot) to utilize biogenic methane, which may be available in shale formations under the Depot, to provide a supplemental source of natural gas that could allow the Depot to increase energy independence. Both the Director and Deputy of Public Works at the Depot are supportive in general of a methane production project, but wanted to better understand the challenges prior to embarking on such a project. This report will cover many of these issues. A similar project has been successfully developed by the U. S. Army at Ft. Knox, KY, which will be explained and referred to throughout this report as a backdrop to discussing the challenges and opportunities at LEAD, because the geologic formations and possibilities at both sites are similar. Prior to discussing the opportunity at LEAD, it is important to briefly discuss the successful methane recovery operation at Ft. Knox, because it is applicable to the projected approach for the LEAD methane system. The Ft. Knox project is an excellent example of how the U. S. Army can use an onsite renewable resource to provide a secure energy source that is not dependent on regional energy networks and foreign oil. At Ft. Knox, the U. S. Army contracted (through a utility co-op) with an energy production company to drill wells, establish a distribution infrastructure, and provide the equipment needed to prepare and compress the produced methane gas for use by base operations. The energy production company agreed to conduct the exploratory investigation at Ft. Knox with no cost to the government, as long as they could be granted a long-term contract if a reliable energy resource was established. The Depot is located, in part, over an Ordovician Age shale formation that may have the potential for producing biogenic methane, similar to the Devonian Age shale found beneath Ft. Knox. However, the Ordovician Age Shale beneath the Letterkenny Depot is not known to have any currently producing gas wells.

American Express OPEN has teamed up with Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to offer a ChallengeHER event with an OPEN for Government Contracts: Contract Connections session. This event is designed to help women-owned businesses build long-lasting, lucrative business relationships while assisting Government officials and Prime Contractors in meeting their small business goals. To learn more, please email: ContractConnections@govbizsolutions.com

Updated November 2011 | Department of Energy State - Updated November 2011 Recovery Act Selections for Smart Grid Investment Grant Awards - By State - Updated November 2011 List of selections for the Smart Grid Investment Grant Program organized by State. Within each State the projects are organized by size. The data includes the headquarters State and City for each recipient as well as the name of the recipient, a brief description of the project, the Recovery Act funding and the total

This report characterizes the U.S. Department of Energy s Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) during the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (Recovery Act) period. This research was one component of the Recovery Act evaluation of WAP. The report presents the results of surveys administered to Grantees (i.e., state weatherization offices) and Subgrantees (i.e., local weatherization agencies). The report also documents the ramp up and ramp down of weatherization production and direct employment during the Recovery Act period and other challenges faced by the Grantees and Subgrantees during this period. Program operations during the Recovery Act (Program Year 2010) are compared to operations during the year previous to the Recovery Act (Program Year 2008).

Controls over the Department of Energy's American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct - Michigan State Energy Program OAS-RA-10-18 September 2010 Department of Energy Washington, DC 20585 September 29, 2010 MEMORANDUM FOR THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM: Rickey R. Hass Deputy Inspector General for Audit Services Office of Inspector General SUBJECT: INFORMATION: Audit Report on "Management Controls over the Department of Energy's American Recovery and

Energy Projects | Department of Energy $93 Million from Recovery Act to Support Wind Energy Projects Secretary Chu Announces $93 Million from Recovery Act to Support Wind Energy Projects April 29, 2009 - 12:00am Addthis GOLDEN, CO - In an ongoing effort to expand domestic renewable energy, U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced plans to provide $93 million from the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct to support further development of wind energy in the United States during a

The Biomass Program has awarded about $718 million in American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct (Recovery Act) funds. The projects the Program is supporting are intended to: Accelerate advanced biofuels research, development, and demonstration; Speed the deployment and commercialization of advanced biofuels and bioproducts; Further the U.S. bioindustry through market transformation and creating or saving a range of jobs.

Energy, Office of Inspector General - Recovery Act Strategy Overview Under the recently passed American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009, the Department of Energy will receive approximately $40 billion for various energy initiatives. The Recovery Act will have a significant impact on the operations and activities of the Department and, in turn, the Office of Inspector General. In recognition of the need for effective oversight to protect taxpayer interests, the Recovery Act includes the

Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Projects | Department of Energy Energy Policy Act Guide for State Energy Program and Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Projects National Energy Policy Act Guide for State Energy Program and Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Projects U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) guidance for the state projects funded under the State Energy Program regarding the National Energy Policy

III of the Omnibus Appropriations Act Title III of the Omnibus Appropriations Act Title III of the Omnibus Appropriations Act (1.28 MB) More Documents & Publications American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 Section 129 of the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000

Energy Guidance for State Energy Programs on Revolving Loan Funds Guidance for State Energy Programs on Revolving Loan Funds March 8, 2010 - 4:12pm Addthis Purpose: To provide guidance to recipients of financing programs funded through the Department of Energy's (DOE's) State Energy Program (SEP) (Grantees). Scope: The provisions of this guidance apply to recipients of SEP funds, pursuant to Formula Grant or American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (ARRA). Legal Authority: SEP is

Emergency Preparedness | Department of Energy 8 Million in State Awards for Energy Emergency Preparedness Secretary Chu Announces Nearly $38 Million in State Awards for Energy Emergency Preparedness August 12, 2009 - 12:00am Addthis Washington, DC - As part of its efforts to improve the nation's energy security and electricity reliability, today Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced nearly $38 million in funding under the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct to improve state emergency

Energy State Energy Program Notice 10-006D, Reporting Requirements State Energy Program Notice 10-006D, Reporting Requirements State Energy Program (SEP) Notice 10-006D provides guidance to SEP recipients on the requirements of reporting for SEP Recovery Act awards under the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 and SEP formula awards under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. State Energy Program Notice 10-006D, Reporting Requirements (6.27 MB) More Documents & Publications

WASHINGTON, D.C. – DOE officials today marked a historic landmark in EM’s mission as they celebrated the close of the Cold War cleanup program’s $6 billion American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct Program.

Enclosure 2 Template for Expedited NEPA Review of Certain State Energy Program Projects Purpose: This document provides an optional approach/Template that a State may use to help the Department of Energy (DOE) expedite National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review of certain activities (Projects) contained in the State's energy and conservation plan for which the State requests State Energy Program (SEP) funding. This optional approach/Template builds on the August 21, 2009, draft guidance

Maryland OAS-RA-13-07 January 2013 Department of Energy Washington, DC 20585 January 17, 2013 MEMORANDUM FOR THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM: Rickey R. Hass Deputy Inspector General for Audits and Inspections Office of Inspector General SUBJECT: INFORMATION: Audit Report on "The Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program Funded under the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct for the State of Maryland" BACKGROUND The Department of

Financial Opportunities » Past Opportunities » Recovery Act Recovery Act Pie chart diagram shows the breakdown of how cost-sharing funds relatedto the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct from industry participants,totaling $54 million (for a grand total of $96 million), are allocatedwithin the Fuel Cell Technologies Office, updated September 2010. Thediagram shows that $18.5 million is allocated to backup power, $9.7million is allocated to lift truck, $7.6 million is allocated to

REVISION: THIS GUIDANCE HAS BEEN AMENDED FROM THE JANUARY 11, 2010. THE CHANGE IN THIS AMENDED GUIDANCE IS RELATED TO SEP AND EECBG FINANCING PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNERS. STATE ENERGY PROGRAM NOTICE (10-004A), ENERGY EFFICIENCY CONSERVATION BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM NOTICE (10-005A), AND APPLIANCE REBATE PROGRAM NOTICE (10-001A) EFFECTIVE DATE: April 7, 2010 SUBJECT: GUIDANCE ON DAVIS BACON ACT (DBA) REQUIREMENTS FOR AMERICAN REINVESTMENT AND RECOVERY ACT OF 2009 (ARRA)- FUNDED REBATE, GRANT

The implementation of the Surface Mining Reclamation and Control Act of 1977 has been criticized as sporadic, lackluster, and dependent upon the political proclivities of primacy states. This dissertation explores the effect of national-level and state-level variables on implementation patterns in Colorado, Wyoming, and Virginia. Surveys and personal interviews, combined with longitudinal analyses of implementation performances of the Office of Surface Mining and individual state agencies, provide the heart of the research data. The research findings suggest the importance of considering state variables when explaining implementation performance. Moreover, support for both national and state variables as important determinants of the implementation process are provided by the research results.

SEEARP: Volume 2 - Program Results 1 BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES OFFICE State Energy-Efficient Appliance Rebate Program: Volume 2 Ð Program Results June 2015 SEEARP: Volume 2 - Program Results 1 SEEARP: Volume 2 - Program Results 1 In February 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (ARRA). The primary goals of this $787 billion stimulus included creating new jobs and saving existing ones, spurring economic activity and investing in long-term growth,

Revised: October 22, 2010 U.S. Department of Energy American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program Appendix of Compliance Checklists Monitoring Plan for Weatherization Assistance Program State Energy Program Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants U.S. Department of Energy Appendix of Compliance Checklists October 22, 2010 Concurrences: LeAnn M. Oliver Program Manager, Weatherization &

exceeds Early Recovery Act recycling goals March 8, 2010 More than 136 tons of metal saved from demolished buildings LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, March 9, 2009-Los Alamos National Laboratory announced today that Lab demolition projects under the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct have recovered more than 136 tons of recyclable metal since work began last year, largely due to the skill of heavy equipment operators and efforts to gut the buildings before they come down. Some 106 tons of metal came

Mark Whitney Acting Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management United States Department of Energy Before the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Committee on Armed Services United States House of Representatives March 24, 2015 Good morning Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Cooper, and Members of the Subcommittee. I am pleased to be here today to represent the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM). I would like to provide you with an overview of the EM program, key

The implementation of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) of 1977 in coal producing states is guided by a partial preemption policy approach that establishes a balance between federal and state decision-making authority. The usefulness of this approach is assessed by analyzing state enforcement actions in relation the institutional capacity of states to shoulder regulatory responsibilities and the propensity of the federal Office of Surface Mining (OSM) to oversee state enforcement actions and, if necessary, to undertake corrective action. The authors results indicated that state administration of SMCRA was constrained by the lack of effective federal oversight but was largely unaffected by interstate differences in political, economic, or administrative characteristics.

President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 on February 17, and the measure includes $16.8 billion for the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE).

The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 represents a bold step in application of environmental regulation. By setting up a national free market in sulfur dioxide emission allowances, Congress has adopted the position that environmental protection and good economics are not necessarily in opposition. In fact, by carefully crafting legislation these two goals may work in aide of each other. Title IV is intended to achieve a significant reduction in the incidence of acid rain at minimal cost for the nation as a whole. On the other hand, states have traditionally had the greater responsibility for direct regulation of electric utility operations. A national free market in pollution is not welcomed by many state regulatory agencies. Some states are concerned about losing in-state markets for coal; others are unwilling to {open_quotes}import{close_quotes} pollution through the purchase of allowances. A number of states have reacted by passing regulations which limit utilities` choices in developing compliance plans. The Illinois Coal Act, for example, specifically requires two of the largest Illinois coal-fired power plants to install scrubbers and prohibits any plant from reducing its use of Illinois-mined coal by more than 10 percent per year. In December of 1993 the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled, in the case of Alliance for Clean Coal v. Craig, that the Illinois Coal Act violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution and permanently enjoined the Illinois Commerce Commission from enforcing it. The state appealed that decision but in January of 1995 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld the District Court`s opinion. This paper will show that the argument that should be of particular interest from an economics perspective. Finally, the paper will attempt to draw conclusions regarding how state regulators may legitimately integrate the trading of emission allowances into their current regulatory schemes.

Department of Energy Legacy Guidance: The Buy American Provision of the Recovery Act Legacy Guidance: The Buy American Provision of the Recovery Act Projects funded by the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (Recovery Act) were required to follow the Buy American Provision. This guidance only applied to Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) associated with the Recovery Act. If the FOA received another source of funding-not from the Recovery Act-then the Buy America provision

LANL exceeds Early Recovery Act recycling goals LANL exceeds Early Recovery Act recycling goals Lab demolition projects under the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct have recovered more than 136 tons of recyclable metal since work began last year. March 8, 2010 Los Alamos National Laboratory sits on top of a once-remote mesa in northern New Mexico with the Jemez mountains as a backdrop to research and innovation covering multi-disciplines from bioscience, sustainable energy sources, to plasma

Recovery Act Job Fair LANL sponsors Recovery Act Job Fair The fair was aimed at filling current and future positions with subcontractors working on environmental cleanup under the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct. October 30, 2009 Los Alamos National Laboratory sits on top of a once-remote mesa in northern New Mexico with the Jemez mountains as a backdrop to research and innovation covering multi-disciplines from bioscience, sustainable energy sources, to plasma physics and new materials.

Information Center » 2009 Recovery Act » Recovery Act Funds at Work Recovery Act Funds at Work Funds from the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (Recovery Act) are being put to work to improve safety, reliability, and service in systems across the country. Central Maine Power is producing innovations in customer services, improvements in business operations, and lessons-learned that will be used for guiding future smart grid projects. Idaho Power Company is accelerating development

The American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (Recovery Act) provided more than $36 billion to the Department of Energy (DOE) to accelerate work on existing projects, undertake new and transformative research, and deploy clean energy technologies across the nation. Of this funding, $1029 million is supporting innovative work to advance biomass research, development, demonstration, and deployment.

The American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (Recovery Act) provided more than $36 billion to the Department of Energy (DOE) to accelerate work on existing projects, undertake new and transformative research, and deploy clean energy technologies across the nation. Of this funding, $1029 million is supporting innovative work to advance biomass research, development, demonstration, and deployment.

24, 4A U.S. Op. Off. Legal Counsel 16, 1980 WL 21004 (U.S.A.G.) United States Attorney General **1 *224 APPLICABILITY OF ANTIDEFICIENCY ACT UPON A LAPSE IN AGENCY APPROPRIATION APRIL 25, 1980. If, after the expiration of an agency's appropriation, Congress has not enacted an appropriation for the immediately subsequent period, the agency may obligate no further funds except as necessary to bring about the orderly termination of its functions, and the obligation or expenditure of funds for any

| Department of Energy Early-Stage Market Change and Effects of the Recovery Act Fuel Cell Program Early-Stage Market Change and Effects of the Recovery Act Fuel Cell Program On April 15, 2009, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $41.9 million in funding for 12 fuel cell (FC) projects under the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct (ARRA). This effort, denoted in this document as the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct Fuel Cell Program (ARRA-FCP), was intended to accelerate FC

Department of Energy Revised Interpretation of the Applicability of the Davis-Bacon Act Revised Interpretation of the Applicability of the Davis-Bacon Act Revised analysis of the applicability of the Davis-Bacon Act requirements to activities funding in whole or in part by the Smart Grid Investment Grant project under the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct. Revised Interpretation of the Applicability of the Davis-Bacon Act (66.92 KB) More Documents & Publications Davis Bacon Act

in Alaska, Guam and New Jersey | Department of Energy 51 Million for State Energy Programs in Alaska, Guam and New Jersey Obama Administration Awards More than $51 Million for State Energy Programs in Alaska, Guam and New Jersey August 25, 2009 - 12:00am Addthis WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced more than $51 million in funding from the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in Alaska,

Early Career Scientists' Research | Department of Energy 85 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Early Career Scientists' Research Obama Administration Announces $85 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Early Career Scientists' Research July 17, 2009 - 12:00am Addthis WASHINGTON, DC- U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that up to $85 million in funding under the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct will be awarded in early 2010 to support at least 50 early career researchers for

Funding for Science Research | Department of Energy 7 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Science Research Obama Administration Announces More Than $327 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Science Research August 4, 2009 - 12:00am Addthis Washington, D.C. - U.S Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that more than $327 million in new funding from the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct will go toward scientific research, instrumentation, and laboratory infrastructure

of Energy Protecting Recovery Act Cleanup Site During Massive Wildfire Protecting Recovery Act Cleanup Site During Massive Wildfire Effective safety procedures in place at Los Alamos National Laboratory would have provided protections in the event that the raging Las Conchas fire had spread to the site of an American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct project. "Our procedures not only placed the waste excavation site, Materials Disposal Area B (MDA-B), into a safe posture so it was well

Energy Study Shows Significant Economic Impact from Recovery Act Study Shows Significant Economic Impact from Recovery Act A study recently released shows the $1.6 billion the Savannah River Site (SRS) received from the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct has had a positive economic impact on the adjacent five-county region. The study's findings were presented at the University of South Carolina Aiken's (USC Aiken) Convocation Center. More than 75 people attended the meeting, where

Department of Energy to Expedite Disbursement of Funds Received via Stimulus Act DOE to Expedite Disbursement of Funds Received via Stimulus Act February 25, 2009 - 12:06pm Addthis Photo of President Obama and Secretary Chu talking. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced a sweeping restructuring of DOE's processes for issuing direct loans, loan guarantees, and other funds to expedite the disbursement of the DOE funds received via the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct (ARRA). DOE will

Financial Opportunities » Past Opportunities » Recovery Act Recovery Act Pie chart diagram shows the breakdown of how cost-sharing funds relatedto the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct from industry participants,totaling $54 million (for a grand total of $96 million), are allocatedwithin the Fuel Cell Technologies Office, updated September 2010. Thediagram shows that $18.5 million is allocated to backup power, $9.7million is allocated to lift truck, $7.6 million is allocated to

CARLSBAD, N.M., August 1, 2011 – The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) reduced the nuclear waste footprint by using American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct funds to expedite the clean up of five transuranic (TRU) waste storage sites and to make important infrastructure improvements at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).

The tax section of the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009, which President Barack Obama signed on February 17, provides a three-year extension of the production tax credit (PTC) for most renewable energy facilities, while offering expansions on and alternatives for tax credits on renewable energy systems.

The federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 not only established national performance standards and permitting procedures for the coal industry, but also provided for state primacy. The principle of state primacy is both simple and intuitively appealing. Because states do not have adequate resources to develop effective regulatory programs, the federal government would set up comprehensive procedures and criteria to guide the states in preparing their own plans. The obvious advantage of state primacy is that it provides for flexibility in implementation. Ultimately, state primacy is an experiment in cooperative federalism, a sharing of authority and responsibility between the states and the federal government to insure both the general welfare and sensitivity to local conditions. The history of surface mining regulation is instructive because it points out the pitfalls and promise of cooperative federalism as well as the critical role of the courts in making state primacy work.

Energy ARRA Grid Modernization Investment Highlights - Fact Sheet ARRA Grid Modernization Investment Highlights - Fact Sheet The power grid of the future is a platform that delivers reliable, affordable, and clean electricity to American consumers where they want it, when they want it, and how they want it. To jump start the modernization of our nation's aging energy infrastructure, the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 invested $4.5 billion in the electric sector - matched by

This morning, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Energy Secretary Steven Chu hosted a group of clean energy developers and manufacturers at the White House to discuss how the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct (Recovery Act) is creating jobs and helping expand the development of clean, renewable domestic energy.

One of the most important aspects for the successful implementation of customer-facing programs is to better understand how to engage and communicate with consumers. Customer-facing programs include time-based rates, information and feedback, load management, and energy efficiency. This report presents lessons learned by utilities through consumer behavior studies (CBS) conducted as part of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Smart Grid Investment Grant (SGIG) program. The SGIG CBS effort presents a unique opportunity to advance the understanding of consumer behaviors in terms of customer acceptance and retention, and electricity consumption and peak demand impacts. The effort includes eleven comprehensive studies with the aim of evaluating the response of residential and small commercial customers to time-based rate programs implemented in conjunction with advanced metering infrastructure and customer systems such as in-home displays, programmable communicating thermostats, and web portals. DOE set guidelines and protocols that sought to help the utilities design studies that would rigorously test and more precisely estimate the impact of time-based rates on customers’ energy usage patterns, as well as identify the key drivers that motivate behavioral changes.

Advancement of Synchrophasor Technology in ARRA Projects │ ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This report was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) and prepared by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The effort was directed and supported by DOE Senior Advisor Joseph Paladino and DOE Program Managers Philip N. Overholt and Deborah Haught. The authors of this report were Jose R. Gracia (ORNL), Marcus A. Young, II, Ph.D. (ORNL), D. Tom

HEB Grocery Company, Inc. (H-E-B) is a privately-held supermarket chain with 310 stores throughout Texas and northern Mexico. H-E-B converted 14 of its lift reach trucks to fuel cell power using Nuvera Fuel Cells’ PowerEdge™ units to verify the value proposition and environmental benefits associated with the technology. Issues associated with the increasing power requirements of the distribution center operation, along with high ambient temperature in the summer and other operating conditions (such as air quality and floor surface condition), surfaced opportunities for improving Nuvera’s PowerEdge fuel cell system design in high-throughput forklift environments. The project included on-site generation of hydrogen from a steam methane reformer, called PowerTap™ manufactured by Nuvera. The hydrogen was generated, compressed and stored in equipment located outside H-E-B’s facility, and provided to the forklifts by hydrogen dispensers located in high forklift traffic areas. The PowerEdge fuel cell units logged over 25,300 operating hours over the course of the two-year project period. The PowerTap hydrogen generator produced more than 11,100 kg of hydrogen over the same period. Hydrogen availability at the pump was 99.9%. H-E-B management has determined that fuel cell forklifts help alleviate several issues in its distribution centers, including truck operator downtime associated with battery changing, truck and battery maintenance costs, and reduction of grid electricity usage. Data collected from this initial installation demonstrated a 10% productivity improvement, which enabled H-E-B to make economic decisions on expanding the fleet of PowerEdge and PowerTap units in the fleet, which it plans to undertake upon successful demonstration of the new PowerEdge reach truck product. H-E-B has also expressed interst in other uses of hydrogen produced on site in the future, such as for APUs used in tractor trailers and refrigerated transport trucks in its fleet.

Updated | Department of Energy a: Calculation of Job Creation through DOE Recovery Act Funding - Updated WPN 10-14a: Calculation of Job Creation through DOE Recovery Act Funding - Updated Archived 09/30/15, ARRA Completion Provides additional guidance to grantees on the methodology for calculating jobs created and retained through expenditure of grant funds received under the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (Recovery Act), and reporting that information to the Department of

The identification of potential sites for a nuclear waste repository through screening procedures in the salt states is a well-established, deliberate process. This screening process has made it possible to carry out detailed studies of many of the most promising potential sites, and general studies of all the sites, in anticipation of the siting guidelines specified in the Nuclear Waste Policy Act. The screening work completed prior to the passage of the Act allowed the Secretary of Energy to identify seven salt sites as potentially acceptable under the provisions of Section 116(a) of the Act. These sites were formally identified by letters from Secretary Hodel to the states of Texas, Utah, Mississippi, and Louisiana on February 2, 1983. The potentially acceptable salt sites were in Deaf Smith and Swisher Counties in Texas; Davis and Lavender Canyons in the Gibson Dome location in Utah; Richton and Cypress Creek Domes in Mississippi; and Vacherie Dome in Louisiana. Further screening will include comparison of each potentially acceptable site against disqualification factors and selection of a preferred site in each of the three geohydrologic settings from those remaining, in accordance with the siting guidelines. These steps will be documented in statutory Environmental Assessments prepared for each site to be nominated for detailed characterization. 9 references.

sponsors Recovery Act Job Fair October 30, 2009 Nearly 500 seek positions, from laborers to project managers Los Alamos, New Mexico, October 30, 2009-Nearly 500 job seekers turned out for a Los Alamos National Laboratory-sponsored job fair near Española, New Mexico, on Thursday. The job fair was aimed at filling current and future positions with subcontractors working on environmental cleanup under the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct, as well as other Lab work. Ten of the Lab's prime

Written Statement of Mark Whitney Acting Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management United States Department of Energy Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Committee on Appropriations United States House of Representatives (March 18, 2015)

Written Statement of Mark Whitney Acting Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management United States Department of Energy Before the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Committee on Armed Services United States House of Representatives March 24, 2015

As part of the Obama Administration's all-of-the-above approach to American energy, the Energy Department today congratulated Ball State University for its campus-wide ground-source geothermal system, the nation's largest geothermal heating and cooling system.

This bill would amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to provide for the remining of certain abandoned coal mine lands. After defining the necessary terms, the bill describes the right of states to establish a State Remining Insurance Program, insurance coverage, bonds, the determination of unanticipated event or condition, the State Remining Insurance Fund, source of funding and interest and premiums, penalties and enforcement, conforming amendments, special rules applicable to remining operations, and abandoned coal refuse piles.

Efficiency Efforts in 20 Communities | Department of Energy than $60 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Expand Local Energy Efficiency Efforts in 20 Communities More than $60 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Expand Local Energy Efficiency Efforts in 20 Communities June 11, 2010 - 12:00am Addthis WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that 20 communities have been selected for more than $60 million in funding under the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct to implement

Science | Department of Energy 1.2 Billion in Recovery Act Funding for Science Energy Secretary Chu Announces $1.2 Billion in Recovery Act Funding for Science March 23, 2009 - 12:00am Addthis Upton, NY -- Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced $1.2 billion in new science funding under the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct for major construction, laboratory infrastructure, and research efforts sponsored across the nation by the DOE Office of Science. Secretary Chu made the announcement

Geothermal and Solar Energy Projects | Department of Energy Over $467 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Geothermal and Solar Energy Projects President Obama Announces Over $467 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Geothermal and Solar Energy Projects May 27, 2009 - 12:00am Addthis WASHINGTON - President Obama today announced over $467 million from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act to expand and accelerate the development, deployment, and use of geothermal and solar energy

Geothermal and Solar Energy Projects | Department of Energy President Obama Announces Over $467 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Geothermal and Solar Energy Projects President Obama Announces Over $467 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Geothermal and Solar Energy Projects May 27, 2009 - 4:34pm Addthis President Obama today announced over $467 million from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act to expand and accelerate the development, deployment, and use of geothermal and solar

Environmental Cleanup in New Mexico | Department of Energy 384 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Environmental Cleanup in New Mexico Energy Secretary Chu Announces $384 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Environmental Cleanup in New Mexico March 31, 2009 - 12:00am Addthis WASHINGTON, DC -- Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced $6 billion in new funding under the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct to accelerate environmental cleanup work and create thousands of jobs across 12

Geothermal and Solar Energy Projects | Department of Energy Announces Over $467 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Geothermal and Solar Energy Projects President Obama Announces Over $467 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Geothermal and Solar Energy Projects May 27, 2009 - 10:30am Addthis President Obama today announced over $467 million from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act to expand and accelerate the development, deployment, and use of geothermal and solar energy throughout

WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM NOTICE 12-3 EFFECTIVE DATE: October 14, 2011 SUBJECT: CLOSEOUT PROCEDURES FOR RECOVERY ACT GRANTS UNDER THE WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PURPOSE: To issue guidance to Grantees for closeout of grants funded under the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (Recovery Act) in the Department of Energy's (DOE) Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). SCOPE: The provisions of this guidance apply to Grantees or other entities named in the Notification of Grant Award

American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct's highlights and accomplishments for 2011 projects. Covers the latest technology and robotics used for waste management. This video is an overview of the success ARRA brought to the Savannah River Site, the environment, the econonmy, and the surrounding communities.

American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct's highlights and accomplishments for 2011 projects. Covers the latest technology and robotics used for waste management. This video is an overview of the success ARRA brought to the Savannah River Site, the environment, the econonmy, and the surrounding communities.

PADUCAH, KY – Over the past three years, the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct (ARRA) touched nearly 1,000 lives at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Paducah Site, including new and existing workers, vendors, suppliers, and subcontractors.

ReinvestmentAct funding | Department of Energy Awardee List from American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct funding Battery and Electric Drive Awardee List from American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct funding This is a list of the awardees from American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct funding: $1.5 billion in grants to United States-based manufacturers to produce batteries and their components and to expand battery recycling capacity $500 million in grants to United States-based manufacturers to

Guidance on using appropriate prevailing wage rates for all Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) covered-work, including weatherization work, performed under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants (EECBG) Program using American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (ARRA) funds to ensure compliance with DBA requirements.

| Department of Energy Highlights from U.S. Department of Energy's Fuel Cell Recovery Act Projects Highlights from U.S. Department of Energy's Fuel Cell Recovery Act Projects This fact sheets highlights fuel cell projects funded by the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (Recovery Act). A total of $41.6 million in Recovery Act funding supported the deployment of over 1,000 fuel cell systems. Highlights from U.S. Department of Energy's Fuel Cell Recovery Act Projects (1.2 MB) More

This bill would amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to reauthorize the collection of reclamation fees. This bill explains the additions to the Act relating to collection of interest on that portion of the fund not currently needed; the allocation of funds; the fund objectives; eligible lands and waters; state reclamation programs; voids and tunnels; emergency program; certification; and abandoned minerals and mineral materials mine reclamation fund.

Recovery and ReinvestmentAct funding | Department of Energy Manufacturing Distribution Map - American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct funding Battery and Electric Drive Manufacturing Distribution Map - American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct funding This is a map of the following awardees from the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct: $1.5 billion in grants to United States-based manufacturers to produce batteries and their components and to expand battery recycling capacity $500 million in

August 29, 2011 IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct workers successfully transferred 130 containers of remote-handled transuranic waste - each weighing up to 15 tons - to a facility for repackaging and shipment to a permanent disposal location. As part of a project funded by $90 million from the Recovery Act, the final shipment of the containers from the Materials and Fuels Com- plex recently arrived at the Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center (INTEC). Each of

July 27, 2011 Workers at Hanford Site Achieve Recovery Act Legacy Cleanup Goals Ahead of Schedule RICHLAND, Wash. - The Hanford Site re- cently surpassed American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct goals to accelerate the cleanup of legacy waste and fuels. Workers recently achieved three waste management goals ahead of a Sept. 30, 2011 target. The three goals focus on re- ducing Hanford's onsite waste inventory as part of the work funded by $1.6 billion the Richland Operations Office received from

This guidebook addresses the primary requirements of the Alternative Fuel Transportation Program to help state and alternative fuel provider fleets comply with the Energy Policy Act via the Standard Compliance option. It also addresses the topics that covered fleets ask about most frequently.

This guidebook addresses the primary requirements of the Alternative Fuel Transportation Program to help state and alternative fuel provider fleets comply with the Energy Policy Act via the Standard Compliance option. It also addresses the topics that covered fleets ask about most frequently.

The report addresses bill S. 737 which is to extend the deadlines under the Federal Power Act applicable to construction of FERC-licensed hydroelectric projects in the States of West Virginia, Kentucky, Washington, Oregon, Arkansas, New Mexico, Alaska, and Hawaii and for other purposes. The background, legislative history and need for the extension is presented. Statements of government officials are included.

success ORISE's completion of environmental assessment at ORNL is a Recovery Act success Exterior of K-33 superstructure at ORNL This 2.8 million-square-foot facility known as K-33 was formerly used to house a uranium-enrichment operation during the Manhattan Project. The superstructure was one of three dozen facilities ORISE characterized under the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct-an effort that proved to be challenging due to the complexity of the facilities and the project's

The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 imposed the requirement for a comprehensive set of state air pollution permit programs on a nationwide basis for the first time. Prior to the passage of this law, there were about thirty-five state permit programs, and they were not subject to Federal supervision. During the debate in the House of Representives it was stated that the purpose of the permit program was to clarify and make more enforceable a source`s pollution control requirements. In addition, the Congress wanted to encourage public involvement in the process so that interested citizens will be able to review and help enforce a source`s obligations under the Act.

Department of Energy : Calculation of Job Creation through DOE Recovery Act Funding WPN 10-14: Calculation of Job Creation through DOE Recovery Act Funding Archived 09/29/10, Superseded by WPN 10-14a Provides additional guidance to grantees on the methodology for calculating jobs created and retained through expenditure of grant funds received under the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (Recovery Act), and reporting that information to the Department of Energy (DOE). WPN 10-14:

The principal goal of this project was to evaluate altus Air Force Base for building integrated silicon or thin film module photovoltaic opportunities. This report documents PNNL's efforts and documents study conclusions.

Compliance with the reporting requirements of Section 15 12 is a main focus of post-award activities for awards funded by ARRA. The Recovery Operations Group of the Office of Performance Analysis and Evaluation in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer has been tracking compliance with the reporting requirement for DOE. They developed the attached list of contractors and recipients that have failed to report. Most of those not reporting are recipients receiving money from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Contracting Officers are asked to review the attached list for Contractors/Recipients under their cognizance and to send a letter to the requesting their attention, explanation and compliance. Draft templates of letters for a single or double non-compliance are attached. As the next reporting period is from April 1 to April 10,2010, Contracting Officers are requested to send the letter before April 1.

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. Image courtesy of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc Image courtesy of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc APCI PORT ARTHUR ICCS PROJECT In October 2009, DOE selected the Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APCI) team to conduct one of 12 projects in Phase 1 of its Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage (ICCS) program. DOE again selected the project in June 2010 as one of three projects to receive continued (Phase 2) funding. In total,

5,000 Cubic Meters of Nuclear Waste to WIPP | Department of Energy "TRU" Success: SRS Recovery Act Prepares to Complete Shipment of More Than 5,000 Cubic Meters of Nuclear Waste to WIPP "TRU" Success: SRS Recovery Act Prepares to Complete Shipment of More Than 5,000 Cubic Meters of Nuclear Waste to WIPP With the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct funding, Savannah River Site (SRS) continues to safely treat and dispose of radioactive waste created while producing

Lab To Receive $75 Million In Recovery Act Funding Jefferson Lab To Receive $75 Million In Recovery Act Funding NEWPORT NEWS, VA, March 23, 2009 - The U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility today announced that it will receive $75 million from President Obama's American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct to fund construction of its 12 GeV Upgrade project and to modernize infrastructure. The funds are part of $1.2 billion announced by Secretary of Energy Steven

This report is an analysis of the issues confronting US energy policymakers and the US geothermal industry as the result of the implementation and interpretation of the 1978 Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, commonly known as PURPA. It seeks to answer four sets of questions about PURPA: (1) What has the existence of PURPA meant to the US geothermal industry. (2) How has the interpretation of PURPA evolved over the past decade. (3) What particular portions of PURPA rule making have been most crucial to the growth and development of the geothermal industry. (4) What aspects of PURPA have been most troubling to utilities purchasing or developing geothermal energy.

the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). Under Section 368, Congress divided the United States into two groups of states: the 11 contiguous western states and the remaining states. Direction for energy transportation corridor analysis and selection in the 11 western states was addressed in Section 368(a) of EPAct, while direction for energy transportation corridor analysis and selection in all other states was addressed under Section 368(b) of EPAct. It was clearly the priority of Congress to conduct corridor location studies and designation first on federal lands in the western states. Under Section 368(a), the Agencies produced a programmatic environmental impact statement (EIS), Designation of Energy Corridors on Federal Land in the 11 Western States (DOE and DOI 2008), that was used in part as the basis for designating more than 6,000 mi (9,656 km) of energy transportation corridors on federal land in 11 western states. Under Section 368(a) of EPAct, Congress clearly stated the Agencies needed to (1) designate energy transportation corridors on federal land, (2) conduct the necessary environmental review of the designated corridors, and (3) incorporate the designated corridors into the appropriate land use plans. Congressional direction under Section 368(b) of EPAct differs from that provided under Section 368(a). Specifically, Section 368(b) requires the secretaries of the Agencies, in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), affected utility industries, and other interested persons, to jointly: (1) Identify corridors for oil, gas, and hydrogen pipelines and electricity transmission and distribution facilities on federal land in states other than the 11 western states identified under Section 368(a) of EPAct, and (2) Schedule prompt action to identify, designate, and incorporate the corridors into the applicable land use plans. While Section 368(a) clearly directs designation as a necessary first step for energy transportation

This Act cited as the TVA Customer Protection Act of 1998 is to amend the Federal Power Act to ensure that certain Federal power customers are provided protection by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes. The topics of the act include disposition of property; foreign operations, protections; TVA power sales; filing and full disclosure of TVA documents; applicability of the antitrust laws; savings provision, and provision of construction equipment, contracting and engineering services.

Reports in this Record of Proceedings explore a wide variety of issues related to the regulation of natural gas and its future role as one of the critical fuels that powers the economy of the United States. The focus is mainly on problems, obstacles, barriers, and the incredibly complex system created to bring a fuel from wellhead to burner tip. Individual papers have been cataloged separately.

Title IV (acid rain) of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 is imposing new limitations on the emission of sulfur dioxide (SO{sub 2}) and nitrogen oxides (N{sub x}) from electric power plants. The act requires utilities to develop compliance plans to reduce these emissions, and indications are that these plans will dramatically alter traditional operating procedures. A key provision of the SO{sub 2} control program deaned in Title IV is the creation of a system of emission allowances, with utilities having the option of complying by adjusting system emissions and allowance holdings. A compilation of SO{sub 2} compliance activities by the 110 utility plants affected by Phase I is summarized in this report. These compliance plans are presented in a tabular form, correlated with age, capacity, and power pool data. A large number of the Phase I units (46%) have chosen to blend or switch to lower sulfur coals. This choice primarily is in response to (1) prices of low-sulfur coal and (2) the need to maintain SO{sub 2} control flexibility because of uncertain future environmental regulations (e.g., air toxics, carbon dioxide) and compliance prices. The report also discusses the responses of state legislatures and public utility commissions to the compliance requirements in Title IV. Most states have taken negligible action regarding the regulatory treatment of allowances and compliance activities. To protect mine employment, states producing high-sulfur coal have enacted regulations encouraging continued use of that coal, but for the most part, this response has had little effect on utility compliance choices.

Plasma Physics Lab Receiving Additional $1.8 Million in Recovery Act Funding November 10, 2009 Tweet Widget Google Plus One Share on Facebook Plainsboro, New Jersey - An additional $1.8 million in funding from the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct will benefit three innovative fusion energy research projects at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL). This recently awarded amount is on top of the $13.8 million PPPL received in August as a result

transuranic waste out of Idaho THE IDAHO SITE NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: Danielle Miller (DOE-ID) 208-526-5709 Joseph Campbell (CWI) 208-360-0142 For Immediate Release March 18, 2010 Idaho Cleanup Project ships first Recovery Act- funded remote-handled transuranic waste out of Idaho DATELINE - The Idaho Cleanup Project made its first shipment of remote-handled transuranic waste funded by the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct on March 11, 2010. This is the first of approximately 150 shipments

Approval of annual grant applications to states and Indian tribes is proposed in accordance with Title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The grants are financed through assessments for abandoned coal mine reclamation. Fund collections are to continue through 1992. Granting of all available funds would provide the maximum possible amount of money and promote the highest level of reclamation of mined areas. Health and safety hazards associated with unreclaimed mines would be lessened, and habitat for fish, wildlife, and vegetation would be enhanced significantly. Mining reclamation projects would require evacuation of residents in affected areas. Reclamation activities would create dust and sediments, degrading air quality and surface flows. Endangered bat species dwelling in mine openings would be displaced or destroyed due to mine closures.

The growing severity of our societal response to environmental misconduct is reflected, in part, by the criminalization of environmental wrongs by both state and Federal governments. Indeed, the recently enacted Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 continue this trend, giving the Environmental Protection Agency, via the Department of Justice, significant new criminal enforcement tools. The importance attached to law enforcement of environmental laws is a relatively recent phenomenon and took a significant upswing in 1982 when the department of Justice created what is today the Environmental Crimes Section in what is now the Environment and Natural Resources Division, which section has grown steadily and now has over 25 attorneys who prosecute or assist in the prosecution of environmental crimes in the U.S.

Recovery Act and Energy Department programs were designed to stimulate the economy while creating new power sources, conserving resources and aligning the nation to once again lead the global energy economy.

Privacy Act of 1974 The Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. §552a, governs an agency's collection, storage, and use of information about an individual. The Privacy Act protects the privacy of individuals by establishing fair information practices for the collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of information by federal agencies. Frequently Asked Questions Who is an individual for the purposes of the Privacy Act? A (living) citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for

DOE will prepare an EA to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of providing a financial assistance grant under the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 for the construction of a compressed air energy storage demonstration plant in Schuyler County, New York.

On this page you can view a video presentation by Ed Wall, Program Manager for the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Office, that introduces the Webcast describing the funding opportunities available through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. Department of Energy

The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits private employers, state and local governments, employment agencies and labor unions from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities in job application procedures, hiring, firing, advancement, compensation, job training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.

The primary law governing the Department of Energy (DOE) air pollution control activities is the Clean Air Act (CAA). This law defines the role of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state, local and tribal air programs in protecting and improving the nation’s air quality and stratospheric ozone layer by regulating emissions from mobile and stationary sources.

The Vehicle Technologies Office's Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity carries out testing on a wide range of advanced vehicles and technologies on dynamometers, closed test tracks, and on-the-road. These results provide benchmark data that researchers can use to develop technology models and guide future research and development. The American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct supported a number of projects that together made up the largest ever deployment of plug-in electric vehicles and charging infrastructure in the U.S. The following reports describe results of data collected through the Chargepoint America project, which deployed 4,600 public and home charging stations throughout the U.S. This research was conducted by Idaho National Laboratory.

The Georgia General Assembly passed the Shore Assistance Act in 1979 in order to fill a regulatory gap in the state's management of its coastal resources. A review of its legislative history, purposes, applications, and effects in terms of the sand sharing system of sand dunes, beaches, sandbars, and shoals concludes that the Act is poorly drafted. In its application on the oceanfront, it betrays its intent and protects the oceanfront owner. It has failed to satisfy the requirements of the public trust in the tidal foreshore. Amendments to clarify its understanding of the functions and values of the sand-sharing system should also conform with the state's duties under the public trust. 139 references.

The report addresses S. 2313 a bill to authorize appropriations for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for fiscal years 1994 and 1995. Congressional oversight of the Federal independent regulatory agencies is a fundamental aspect of the Federal regulatory process to ensure that their responsibilities are properly implemented. The bill amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to strengthen and clarify NRC;s authority.

30 million for 44 projects focused on integration, transmission, and resource assessment and characterization. Table 1 provides a brief description of each of these 2006-2014 projects. There are three sources of funding for wind technology projects covered in this report: competitive Funding Opportunity Announcements (funded by Congressional Appropriations), Congressionally Directed Projects (CDPs), and the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (ARRA/Recovery Act). See "Types of

25 million for 41 projects focused on integration, transmission, and resource assessment and characterization. Table 1 provides a brief description of each of these 2006-2014 projects. There are three sources of funding for wind technology projects covered in this report: competitive Funding Opportunity Announcements (funded by Congressional Appropriations), Congressionally Directed Projects (CDPs), and the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (ARRA/Recovery Act). See "Types of

This bill would establish the United States Enrichment Corporation to operate the Federal uranium enrichment program on a profitable and efficient basis in order to maximize the long term economic value to the US, provide assistance to the domestic uranium industry, and provide a Federal contribution for the reclamation of mill tailings generated pursuant to Federal defense contracts at active uranium and thorium processing sites. The bill describes congressional findings; definitions, establishment of corporation, and purposes; corporate offices; powers and duties of the corporation; organization, finance, and management; licensing, taxation, and miscellaneous provisions; decontamination and decommissioning; and uranium security and tailing reclamation.